Ranodip Singh Kunwar

 


Author: Sona Roka Magar

 Ranodip Singh Kunwar was the second Prime Minister of Nepal from the Rana dynasty. He was born on April 3 1825.He was born as seventh son of Kaji Bal Narsingh Kunwar from his second wife Ganesh Kumari Thapa, daughter of Thapa Kazi General Nain Singh Thapa.Jung Bahadur died in 1877 and his brother Ranodip Singh Rana became new prime minister. Ranodip gave continuity to Jung Bahadur's foreign policy, but his tenure was short-lived. After Jung Bahadur's death, conspiracy and ugly power struggle among different groups within the Rana clan started and intensified. 

Major Achievement of Ranodi Singh Rana

 

Deeply pious, Ranodip Singh composed several devotional hymns and was granted a personal salute of 15 guns from the British in 1883 and the title of Tung-ling-ping-ma-kuo-kang-wang (Truly Valiant Prince; commander of foot and horse) from the Guangxu Emperor in 1882.

Award Received 

1) knight grand cross of the

 order of the bath.

2) Knight award cross of the 

Royal Victorian Order. 

3) Fellow of the Royal 

Geographical Society.

Cause of Death 

Prime Minister Ranodip Singh Rana was 

assassinated by his own 

nephews in 1885 following which

 Bir Sumsher Rana took over power. 

 

Adopted from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranodip_Singh_Kunwar

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